This graph’s whiff of Marie Antoinette should boil every patriot’s blood. While the American people live increasingly ascetic lives, and even city halls and statehouses have displayed some restraint, Washington, D.C., increasingly resembles Versailles — an out-of-touch, extravagant, and callous place that fuels little beyond the nation’s disgust, fury, and organized rebellion. As the party rages within the Beltway, federal revelers scream, “Let them pay taxes!”

It's a shame that the going opinion in Washington is to grow the government and increase it's spending and involvement in our lives. To pay for that, they feel the need to raise our taxes. It would be nice to have someone in the White House who actually understands the dangers this policy presents and who is willing to take a real stand to stop the policy of tax and spend.